My name is Corrie Alexander, and I’m a thirty-something Canuck living in Ontario.
I’m what you’d recognize as a textbook homebody. I work from home. I eat at home. I exercise at home. I seldom leave the house save for exercise and errands.
And that was before quarantining was cool.
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I’m not just a fitness nut, I’m a fitness dork. Not only do I enjoy working out and eating healthy, but I love digging into the science behind fitness and I’m always tweaking my regime in a never-ending quest to optimize my health.
God knows I love my carbs. Whole grain bread, oatmeal, dates, and rice are staples in my house. And of course, I indulge in the odd refined carb for pleasure, like a slice of cake or Hawaiian pizza. (Yes, I’m in the pineapples-on-pizza club.)
In the last few years, Keto has been one of the most popular diets out there. …
One thing that disheartens me is when people obsess about their weight when tracking their weight loss progress. It’s problematic because they usually have a goal number in mind, and if the scale shows anything higher than that number, they feel like their fitness efforts aren’t working.
I used to…
Even though I recommend calorie and macro tracking to people trying to lose weight or optimize their fitness, I myself do not really track calories anymore — I haven’t for months now. …
For the past few years, I’ve been obsessed with high-intensity exercise— particularly metabolic training, which both skyrockets your heart rate and builds strength during short but intense, all-out workouts.
And you can’t really blame me because it works like crazy!
For example, metabolic training was responsible for helping me lose…
Do you know what I found is the secret sauce when trying to lose weight? It’s losing it slowly. This tactic isn’t trendy because it’s a lot less exciting than an article titled “Lose 5 pounds in 5 minutes!” …
While it’s tempting to pare your weight loss strategy down to eating less and moving more, it’s important to realize that your body is a complex organism. It’s constantly reacting to everything that’s happening to it and around it.
So if you feel like you’re doing everything right but aren’t…
My early thirties were a tough time. I had a high-stress job and was logging a lot of hours commuting to and from work. My solution for dealing with these long, arduous days was to wind down in the evenings with lots of dessert and alcohol. …
